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How far is it from Bloomington to New York?

The distance between Bloomington and New York is 1265 km. The road distance is 1415 km.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bloomington to New York?

The cheapest way to get from Bloomington to New York is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 14 h 51 min.

What is the fastest way to get from Bloomington to New York?

The quickest way to get from Bloomington to New York is to fly which takes 6 h 37 min and costs $260 - $1,300.

Is there a direct train between Bloomington and New York?

No, there is no direct train from Bloomington to New York. However, there are services departing from Bloomington-Normal Amtrak and arriving at New York Penn Station via Chicago Union Station Amtrak. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23 h 37 min.

Is there a direct bus between Bloomington and New York?

No, there is no direct bus from Bloomington to New York. However, there are services departing from Bloomington Pilot Sta and arriving at New York, Ny via Chicago, Il. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20 h 30 min.

How long does it take to get from Bloomington to New York?

It takes approximately 6 h 37 min to get from Bloomington to New York, including transfers.

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New York, United States

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Things to do in New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met," is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the second most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. The main building, on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from Medieval Europe. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side; it extends the museum's modern and contemporary art program.

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World", "The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and the "heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days.

The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of 1454 ft tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.